humble, lowly

The Greek that is usually translated as «humble» or «lowly» in English is translated as

  • Eastern Highland Otomi: «one who doesn’t elevate himself»
  • Yatzachi Zapotec: «those who think they aren’t worth much»
  • Alekano: «those who stay low» (source for this and above: Ellis Deibler in Notes on Translation July, 1967, p. 5ff.)
  • Mezquital Otomi: «poor brothers»
  • Isthmus Zapotec: «ones who little-honored»
  • Highland Totonac: «just ordinary people»
  • Yatzachi Zapotec: «poor people who have nothing» (source for this and three above: Waterhouse / Parrott in Notes on Translation October 1967, p. 1ff.).
  • Low German: «those who don’t account to anything in other people’s eyes» (source: translation by Johannes Jessen, publ. 1933, republ. 2006)
  • Kako: «those who lower the heart» (source: Reyburn 2002, p. 190)

See also humble (mind).

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